REDISCOVERING ZEN’S ROOTS IN ANCIENT CHINA

Join us Apr 6 - 8 for Rediscovering Zen's Roots in Ancient China with philosopher David Hinton who teaches at Columbia University. His books include Existence: A Story, The Wilds of Poetry, and his translation of the Ch'an classic No-Gate Gateway (Wu-men Kuan) is forthcoming.

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Episode Description: During the second half of the final retreat session, Roshi Bernie invites the gathered retreatants to share what they will take away from their time together. Retreatants then share thoughtfully and movingly on the transformations that have taken place for them over the past 2 days. Roshi Bernie then wraps up the retreat […]

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Episode Description: The session begins with Roshi Joan Halifax informally reflecting on her deep affection and respect for Roshi Bernie Glassman and their long collaboration in the dharma. Roshi Bernie then shares profound teachings gleaned from his long involvement in the bearing witness retreats at Auschwitz. Teacher Biography: Zen Master (Roshi) Bernie Glassman is a […]

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Episode Description: Roshi Bernie Glassman grills the audience on what one might mean by being a “householder” or by participating in a “sangha.” He then illustrates his understanding of householders and sanghas by reflecting on his long training at the Zen Center of Los Angeles, telling the story of the values he inherited, questioned and […]

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Episode Description: Roshi Bernie explores the practice of council and how actions arise from bearing witness. He fields various questions, including how to practice not-knowing in the context of running an organization. He also explores at length what it means to participate in the Zen tradition, whether it means continuing the forms as they’re handed […]

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Episode Description: Roshi Bernie, with contributions from Roshi Joan Halifax, applies the practice of training in the Three Tenets of the Peacemaker Community to the current ecological crisis. Bernie also takes questions from the audience, including questions about sexual ethics in the Zen community and how to bear witness while understanding our own conditioning. Teacher […]

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Episode Description: Roshi Bernie looks at how humans develop what he calls “clubs” and the consequences of this behavior, applying insights from his bearing witness retreats both at Auschwitz and living on the streets. During the second half, he gives an engrossing history of how the street retreats got started and what they involve. Teacher […]

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Episode Description: Roshi Bernie Glassman talks about attachment in relation to meditative states and in relation to preferences and opinions. He also considers how to be in relationship with those of differing opinions, particularly family members. Teacher Biography: Zen Master (Roshi) Bernie Glassman is a world-renowned pioneer in the American Zen Movement. He is a […]

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Episode Description: Roshi Bernie Glassman introduces Zen Peacemaker tenets by sharing the story of watching his daughter, son-in-law, and newborn son interact. He fields a question from an audience member at length about how to apply the experience of oneness when interacting with an infant to experiences of “going out into the world.” Teacher Biography: […]